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ABOUT THIS MODULE

You worked hard to raise the money for your movie, and while raising money is hard, spending it is easy… too easy. Without a proper budget, many productions have run out of money and are unable to finish the production, leaving many rough cuts sitting on the shelf.

In this module learn to create an accurate budget, tricks to reducing the budget if you’re running over, how to plan for contingencies, how to manage crew expectations, and how to go into production knowing you’ll have the money to finish.

IN THIS MODULE

30:45 video that walks you through each step of creating a budget

Complete companion guide

11 valuable tips for budgeting a movie

Basic budget template you can use on your production

Advanced budget template for bigger, more complex projects you can use on your production

Blank purchase order you can use on your production

Blank purchase order log

Blank purchase order extension

Blank petty cash log

Blank individual petty cash account form

Blank check request form

Blank cash or sales receipt

LEARN

How to prepare and develop a movie budget

The types of budgets

Tips for reducing the budget

How to build contingencies into the budget

How to budget around the director's vision

What to look for when developing a budget

How to manage the expectations of each department

From Our Users

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It was a very well thought out video and I love the attention to detail and the fact that the subject matter focused on the
aesthetic and storytelling aspects of editing.

- Cedric Pounds, Chabot College

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FEATURED IN THIS MODULE

Cristen Carr Strubbe

Line Producer, UPM, "Catch Me if you Can," "Charile Wilson's War," "Ali," and "The Prestige"